Instructions for constructing and costuming marionettes, stringing them for one or two hand control, manipulating them, and staging a show.
Power Plays (Research in International Studies, Southeast Asia)
by Andrew N. Weintraub
Based on ethnographic fieldwork spanning twenty years, Power Plays is the first scholarly book in English on wayang golek, the Sundanese rod-puppet theater of West Java. It is a detailed and lively account of the ways in which performers of this major Asian theatrical form have engaged with political discourses in Indonesia. Wayang golek has shaped, as well, the technological and commercial conditions of art and performance in a modernizing society. Using interviews with performers, musica...
Graphic Subjects (Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography)
Some of the most noteworthy graphic novels and comic books of recent years have been entirely autobiographical. In Graphic Subjects, Michael A. Chaney brings together a lively mix of scholars to examine the use of autobiography within graphic novels, including such critically acclaimed examples as Art Spiegelman's Maus, David Beauchard's Epileptic, Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, Alan Moore's Watchmen, and Gene Yang's American Born Chinese. These essays, accompanied by visual examples, illuminate...
Journal (Marble + Gold Collection - Journal, Notebook, Diary, Composition Book)
by Beautiful Marble and Gold Journals
Presents instructions and patterns for making nineteen simple hand, finger, and rod puppets.
Arnoldi (associate curator of African Ethnology and Art, Smithsonian Institution) weaves a vivid account of a West African theater tradition from the perspectives of the performers, the audiences, and the local youth associations who make elaborate puppet masquerades and sculpted masks. She examine
Provides detailed instructions for inventing and constructing string puppets and staging a marionette production.
Dinosaur Coloring Book for Kids
by Smile Publishers and Dinosaur Coloring Book for Kids
Títeres y resiliencia en el Nivel Inicial
by Livia Garcia Labandal and Elena Santa Cruz
A Photographic Guide to the History of Oriental and Occidental Shadow Puppet Theatre
by Max Von Boehn
Case Studies in Groundwater
Put on your very own origami finger puppet show! You can create your own origami theater by making a full range of finger puppet characters! Origami Finger Puppets includes 25 adorable and entertaining step-by-step designs and 25 sheets of origami paper to practice with! Recreate the characters from your favorite movie or Broadway show, or let your imagination guide the characters you create - the possibilities are endless!
Have fun at the farm with this new collection of minis from Kerry Lord and her Edward’s Menagerie animals. This is one of the new gift series from TOFT (Kerry’s yarn company), which contains four books, each with 25 crochet patterns on a different theme: Ocean, Wild, Farm and Pets. These mini animals are quick and easy to make so they are perfect for the beginner as well as giving the more advanced crocheter an afternoon’s fun. The books are practically organised so you start with the...